Where does “седало” come from?

седало (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian се̏сти, from Proto-Slavic sěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

седало (Serbo-Croatian): seat

Definitions

  1. seat

Ancestry of “седало”, step by step

седало traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian се̏сти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсе̏стиto sit down
2Proto-Slavicsěstito sit down
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sḗˀsteito sit down
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Macedonian седи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianседиto sit, be seated
2Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀteito sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěsti →